What day do you weigh?

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  • Mandamanda93
    Mandamanda93 Posts: 213 Member
    I only weigh occasionally- maybe once every two weeks, at most. I've had an issue with disordered eating in the past, so for me, I have to try to focus on how I'm feeling and just eating healthily/exercising well.
  • noctilumina
    noctilumina Posts: 65 Member
    I weigh-in on Fridays. It just happened that way because that's when I decided to start losing weight.

    Same for me. First thing Friday mornings, and only because that happened to be the first day I weighed myself, too. I hadn't thought about how different days might affect or motivate me differently.

    I keep the scale tucked away under some shelves for all but 5 minutes a week! The little monster has too much power over my state of mind. :laugh:
  • tfunkwurzer
    tfunkwurzer Posts: 20 Member
    That's a great point. I've always weighed on Friday officially (although I weigh other days too) but do find that then I feel I have a free ride all weekend, and am right back up Monday morning. I think I may change to Sunday or Monday to keep me more on track.
  • spacechick365
    spacechick365 Posts: 26 Member
    weigh in on Wed afternoon after work. I see my personal trainer at that time so I consider that my "official" weight in like at a weight watcher's meeting. We also take body measurements though so that I can keep track of those. I also weight in randomly through the week just to see where I am.
  • beansprouts
    beansprouts Posts: 410 Member
    I weigh myself daily...If I don't like what I'm seeing...then I start micromanaging my food and nutrients.
  • cbevan1229
    cbevan1229 Posts: 326 Member
    I do my official weigh in on Sundays, just because that is the day of the week I started logging on MFP. But I step on the scale pretty much every morning. I know that doesn't work for everyone, but I don't want to be surprised once per week.
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    I have been doing my official weigh-in on Sundays but I sometimes hop on the scale once or twice during the week. Not that I go out much on weekends but I guess it encourages me to stay on track Friday and Saturday, then start the new week off right.
  • Cyndieann
    Cyndieann Posts: 152 Member
    Every morning! I like to see the effect of the previous days eating/drinking/exercising. I record my weight only on Friday though, which ever number shows up the most through out the week.
  • Mymag
    Mymag Posts: 83 Member
    whenever i think of it. sometimes twice a week, but usually i'll forget for three or four. but, i mean, i'm not really measuring my progress by numbers. when i started, i was 160, and the first ten pounds didn't seem to change anything at all. so i'm like "numbers stink!" and now now i don't pay attention to them. i'm just waiting for my pants to get looser, and my tshirt to lay flat over my tummy. i guess it's because i don't know what my body's frame size it, so it's hard to tell what my goal weight should be anyway.
  • kattbyrd67
    kattbyrd67 Posts: 39 Member
    I weigh myself almost daily, first thing in the morning, but I only record on Wednesday. I use Wednesday because a couple of years ago, when I started this journey on April 1, that was a Wednesday.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Everyday! :bigsmile:
  • leslie_shoemaker
    leslie_shoemaker Posts: 22 Member
    My husband and I are doing our weightloss journey together. I'm using MFP and he isn't but to answer your question- Sunday is our official weigh day! I weight daily but Sunday is official and that weight goes in MFP, our spreadsheet, and an app I use called Target Weight.
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    I only weigh when I'm pretty sure it will show a loss and my rings are loose (if they are tight I know I am retaining water).
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 806 Member
    Whenever I feel like it. Some week days I'm really busy in the morning so I don't weigh myself. And since the bathroom scale is in my parents bathroom they always ask how I did, I don't mind if I lost weight but I don't like it when ive gained.
  • missymuffet459
    missymuffet459 Posts: 162
    I usually aim for Mondays to help keep me from straying on the weekends. Lately I have been at a plateau so I weighed in more during the week to see if there was any change.

    These are my rules for weighing in:

    1- must have had a BM the day before :):embarassed:
    2- weigh in as soon as I wake up, with an empty bladder :yawn:
    3- always nude :bigsmile:
  • TiffanySuscheck
    TiffanySuscheck Posts: 123 Member
    I weigh 2x a week
    Saturday (which I log) and Wednesday (which I don't log) just to keep me honest

    I also take measurements once every other week on Saturday [:
  • gertudejekyl
    gertudejekyl Posts: 386 Member
    Every morning. MFP weigh-in on Saturday (unless it's bad...then Sun...or Tues) TOPS in-person weigh-in on Thursday. That's why Thursday night is donut night !:flowerforyou:
  • drussell5557
    drussell5557 Posts: 10
    I am an experienced dieter. I'm currently 62 years old and have struggled with my weight all of my life. Please take it from me: It's essential to weigh every day. If I get up in the morning and weigh even half a pound over my goal weight, I need to eat less that day. It prevents me from "accidentally" putting on 2 or 3 pounds before I realize it. Although I've always struggled, my weight has gradually gone down 60 pounds from a high of 196 at the age of twenty-five to a current 137. I am a lifetime Weight Watchers member and lost my first 30 under the old system. I don't get the points--it definitely DOES matter what you eat, not just how many calories. The old system told you how many servings from each category to eat each day, which got me started eating a balanced diet.

    Get yourself one of those expensive electronic scales (remember, you're saving by not paying for all that junk food!) that measures weight in 10ths of a pound, as well as your muscle mass, body fat %, and bone mass. The last is essential for women. It's fun to see your body fat % go down as your muscle mass goes up.

    Lastly, "exercise, exercise, exercise," as my doctor said. I resisted and tried doing without it for years, but there is no substitute. Now, at 62 I feel better than I've ever felt in my life. I have tons of energy and am getting a facelift in two weeks. (When you lose weight as you get older, the skin does not go back; do it now while you're young!!)

    Good luck!
  • slim104
    slim104 Posts: 160
    I weigh Sunday to avoid "weekend eating".
    I'm the opposite. I weigh in on Friday, then i have the whole week to straighten myself out if i have a bad weekend. Weekends are the hardest part of the week for me. Weekdays are easy as they are structured.
  • dbevisjr
    dbevisjr Posts: 183
    I weigh on the first day of each month. Except that June 2012 I did an interim weigh in around the middle of the month since my wife was out of town and I was stuck eating my own cooking. And I do measurements as well.
  • emmaonamission
    emmaonamission Posts: 117
    I weigh in on Fridays, in the morning right after I've woken up and gone to the toilet :) I go through phases of weighing myself more often, sometimes daily but I always keep in mind that if you weigh yourself daily you're bound to see your weight go up and down. Sometimes this works to stop myself feeling disheartened at the number going up...but most of the time I just try and avoid doing this
  • jacquerd
    jacquerd Posts: 121 Member
    EVERY DAY!! First thing in the morning. After I pee. Naked. LOL!
  • dcjackson50
    dcjackson50 Posts: 196
    I used to weigh in on Friday, but found weekend cheat days were my downfall,......now it's Mondays
  • Fatty_Melt
    Fatty_Melt Posts: 18 Member
    I weigh myself every day shortly after waking up just to make sure I'm still on track. However, I only record the number I get on Wednesday morning.

    I know people say that weighing yourself everyday can be discouraging, but I try not to get bummed out if the numbers don't go down. It's not enough to make me give up :smile:
  • alcorn1871
    alcorn1871 Posts: 4 Member
    Everyday, butt naked, first thing in the a.m. after I pee.
  • alliewowie
    alliewowie Posts: 31
    FRIDAY:bigsmile:
  • TonyDBaum
    TonyDBaum Posts: 2 Member
    I weigh daily to ensure I dont lose focus and head in the opposite direction. I know my body will change a little daily with water weight but for the most part it also tells me when I need to work harder to burn off excess food.
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Wednessday, It's usualy my day off. First thing in the morning. Bathrooms then the wii for my weigh in. I don't own scales, I am worried that if they were handy I would weigh more often and obcess about the numbers.
  • lbcbeachbum77
    lbcbeachbum77 Posts: 78 Member
    Sunday
  • Redtango76
    Redtango76 Posts: 144
    Once a month ONLY- once a week will lead me to check more often, and even though I KNOW my weight will go up and down due to water, it still bothers me to see it.

    I check on the 20th of e very month- and do measurements as well.


    I like this idea! I had decided to weigh myself bi- weekly for similar reasons. I don't want to live by the number on the scale.its more about the changes I feel than the number I read...sometimes the number can be deceiving and discouraging. Especially during PMS ! I may adopt monthly weigh in if I find my self a slave to the numbers! Then I can hide the scale in the closet till my monthly weigh day...
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